Patents by Inventor Ed L. Hendricks

Ed L. Hendricks has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Baffle for a header in a heat exchanger
    Patent number: 6360818
    Abstract: A method of installing a baffle (46) in a tubular header (10), (12) for a heat exchanger includes the steps of a) providing a concavo-convex baffle (60) with a periphery smaller than the internal periphery of the header (10), (12); b) locating the baffle (60) at a desired location within the header (10), (12); and c) applying a compressive force (102), (110) to the baffle (60) to compress the baffle toward a planar shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Bosch, Hal W. Cousins, Ed L. Hendricks, Donald R. Johnson, Thomas F. Mitchell
  • Method of installing a baffle in a header in a heat exchanger
    Patent number: 5799396
    Abstract: A method of installing a baffle in a tubular header for a heat exchanger includes the steps of a) providing a concave-convex baffle with a periphery smaller than the internal periphery of the header; b) locating the baffle at a desired location within the header; and c) applying a compressive force to the baffle to compress the baffle toward a planar shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Daniel J. Bosch, Hal W. Cousins, Ed L. Hendricks, Donald R. Johnson, Thomas F. Mitchell, James L. Wehrman